1937 Toronto municipal election

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1937 Toronto municipal election

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 1937. Ralph Day was elected mayor defeating incumbent William D. Robbins.

Toronto mayor

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William D. Robbins had been appointed to the office of mayor a year and half previously. He was opposed by the much younger Controller Ralph Day. Day won by a significant margin, beating Robbins in all but two wards. Also running were fringe candidates Carlo Lamberti, a music teacher, and veteran Robert Harding.

Results: Ralph Day - 64,736; William D. Robbins - 50,779; Carlo Lamberti - 2,753; Robert Harding - 2,124

Board of Control

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There was one opening on the Board of Control after Day chose to run for mayor. The race turned out to be a close contest between Alderman Douglas McNish and prominent communist Tim Buck with McNish winning by a few hundred votes. Further back was Alderman Robert Hood Saunders.

Results: Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 60,665; William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 53,766; Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 47,493; Douglas McNish - 44,402; Tim Buck - 44,248; Robert Hood Saunders - 41,817; Robert Allen - 15,283; Harry Bradley - 4,623

City council

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Ward 1 (Riverdale): Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 6,717; Gordon Millen - 6,520; Robert Siberry - 6,272; Ernest Hewitt - 1,849; I.W. Malcolm - 1,500; John Francis Hughes - 1,035

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Adelaide Plumptre (incumbent) - 3,894; Louis Shannon - 3,715; Joe Thompson - 2,198; George Harris - 1,735; George Kingston - 1,146; Alfred Gagne - 699; J.A.C. Cameron - 684; Bob King - 458; Norman Brown - 252; Frank Ward - 202

Ward 3 (Central Business District): John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 3,786; Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,039; Jean Laing - 1,429; Lloyd Jaeger - 513

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,002; J.B. Salsberg - 4,725; David A. Balfour - 3,172; Hyman Langer - 1,967; Joseph Stewart - 1,211

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Stewart Smith (incumbent) - 8,025; Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,572; C.M. Carrie - 6,736; Jacob Romer - 1,493; Frederick Cottrell - 615

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,596; George Grannell (incumbent) - 6,339; William V. Muir - 6,253; Neil Cameron - 5,271; Pat McKeown - 1,649; Alan Dignan - 1,514; William Haysey - 1,417; Chester Sherlock - 1,184; William Logie - 717; Bertram Tipping - 656

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): George H. Gardiner (incumbent) - 4,885; Charles Rowntree - 8,901; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,432; Minerva Reid - 3,318

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Walter Howell (incumbent) - 8,316; Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 7,388; Edmund Guest - 6,627; Ernest Woollon - 4,266; Gifford Baker - 1,168

Ward 9 (North Toronto): William Croft (incumbent) - 7,699; William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 7,453; John Innes - 7,183

Results taken from the December 7, 1937 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

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Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 7, 1937

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